Dragon Boneyard

Level
Dragon Boneyard
World	Deep Magma Bog
Game	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Difficulty	★★★★
Primary power-up	Bubble Flower
Wonder Effect	Causes a fossilized Ancient Dragon to come back to life
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“Imagine what it would be like for those fossilized dragons to soar freely through the air...”

—Loading screen tip, Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Dragon Boneyard is a level in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, found in the world Deep Magma Bog. It is unlocked after completing Wavy Ride through the Magma Tube, and completing it unlocks Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run II. This level features many Ancient Dragon fossils that spin. This level contains two Wonder Seeds.

Layout

The first section of the level has many spinning Ancient Dragon fossils over lava that the player must traverse. Flying overhead are Condrops that have coin trails behind them, drop items, or Buzzy Beetle shells. There are solid ground platforms during this section, where Buzzy Beetles roam. At the end of this section is a blue pipe that will take them to the first checkpoint, as well as a high ledge. Over the ledge is a purple pipe that will take the player to an area where a spinning Ancient Dragon fossil with the second 10-flower coin is, as well as an exit pipe that will also lead to the first checkpoint.

Past the first checkpoint is an Ancient Dragon fossil that rolls through a lava cave. The player must use this fossil to help them get through the area. Condrops with nothing and Smogrins act as obstacles here. The fossil will eventually roll down a slope of lava, and once the ground is level again there are platforms that the player can stand on. After more Condrops and Smogrins, The fossil will eventually stop at solid ground at the end of the passage, where the second checkpoint is.

Beyond the second checkpoint is a motionless fossil with a glowing spot on it. Ground-pounding this spot will cause a Wonder Flower to appear. Touching it will trigger the Wonder Effect which transforms the fossil into a living Ancient Dragon. The player then must ride the Ancient Dragon as it slowly flies in a fixed route, over the Goal Pole and around the stage behind it. This Ancient Dragon can spin and change directions along the way, and can fly into lava, which the player must avoid. Giant Smogrins float along the path and act as obstacles the player must avoid. At the end of the path is a Wonder Seed, and when it's collected, the Wonder Effect will be over. This Wonder Effect also has a time limit of eighty-five seconds. A pipe will pop up nearby, leading the player back to the start of where the Wonder Effect took place, and two spinning Ancient Dragon fossils lead to the goal. Two Condrops fly in the player's direction when they are jumping across the fossils. Alternatively, the player can ignore the Wonder Flower and just head for the goal.

Hidden Character Blocks

• A Yoshi Hidden Character Block can be found next to the first Checkpoint Flag of the level, being attached to the ceiling. It is five blocks above and one block to the right from the leftmost Brick Block nearby. It contains a flower coin.

10-flower coins

• 10-flower coin 1: Inside an Ancient Dragon fossil early on in the level.
• 10-flower coin 2: Inside an Ancient Dragon fossil found in a secret area only reachable through a purple pipe. The players must jump above a ledge in the first part of the level to reach the pipe.
• 10-flower coin 3: Found on a rolling Ancient Dragon fossil past the first checkpoint. A Wow Bud must be activated to make the coin appear.

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  The first 10-flower coin

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  The second 10-flower coin

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  The third 10-flower coin

Enemies

• Buzzy Beetle
• Smogrin
• Condrop

Obstacles

• Lava

Talking Flower quotes

• "Yikes!" (at the start of the level)
  • "Watch your step..."
• "Here! Take this coin!" (on the Ancient Dragon fossil where the second 10-flower coin is)
  • "I'm rooting for you!"
  • "Good luck!"
• "Aaaaah!" (when the Ancient Dragon fossil rolls down the lava slope)
• "Such an intriguing fossil..." (close to the fossil where the Wonder Flower is)
  • "Wait-" (after the Wonder Flower is collected)
  • "Hang on."
  • "What?"
  • "No waaaay!"
  • "Hi, again!" (when the player returns after the Wonder Effect ends)
• "That. Is. AWESOME!" (floating during the Wonder Effect)
• "What?!"
  • "Where'd you come from?!" (after the Wonder Effect ends and the player heads backwards towards the Goal Pole)

Gallery

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  The course's thumbnail

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	古代こだいの記憶きおく 化石かせきドラゴン[?] Kodai no Kioku Kaseki Doragon	Ancient Memories, Fossil Dragons
Chinese (simplified)	古代记忆 化石龙[?] Gǔdài Jìyì Huàshí Lóng	Ancient Memories, Fossil Dragons
Dutch	Flamboyante fossielen[?]	Flamboyant fossils
French	Cimetière des dragons[?]	Dragons' graveyard
German	Zeugen alter Zeiten[?]	Witnesses of the ancient times
Italian	Gli antichi ricordi dei dragoni fossili[?]	The ancient memories of the fossil dragons
Portuguese (NOA)	Memórias póstumas de um dragão![?]	Posthumous memories of a dragon! (reference to the novel The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas)
Portuguese (NOE)	Memórias de dragões antigos[?]	Memories of ancient dragons
Spanish	Restos fósiles de viejos dragones[?]	Fossil Remains of Ancient Dragons